The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-18

THE Southern Pacific railway steamer L
| C. Harris. bound for New Orleans with a
heavy cargo, sank October % on the Toro
reefs. The crew were saved.
| NJ. DE LEssEPs in long interview with
Premier Rouyier recently insisted that
| the neutrality of the Suez canal would be a
farce so long as England controlled it.
The fire losses for October aggregated
| So, 769, S25 against sl20c0,OCO in October
1886
| LORD SALISBURY, in speech recently,
| gave assurances Of peace in Europe. He
also announced that Ayoub Khan had sur
rendered himself in India.
The steamer City of Chester, which
reached Queenstown, Ireland, from New
| York on the Sth. encountered four days
hurricane, during which two life-boats
were crushed.
THE cargo OF the steamer Winchester
reported ON fire at Bermuda, consisted o!
t. 40 bales of cotton. valued at $780, GOO.
| CAPTAIN WARREN, of Victoria, British
Columbia, was in Ottawa, Can, recently.
Five of his vessls were seized by the Amer
leans in Behring Sea, and he has asked the
Government to present his claims of $780,
600 for indemnity. He says the Alaska
Commercial Company is at the bottom OF
the trouble.
ADvIcEs from Kurrachee say the tour OF
Earl Dufferin, Governor-General, along the
| northern frontier, is associated with the
formation OF railway between Kurrachee
and Upper India. The establishment OF
such railway it is believed will enable
| 20, in 1c
quarter less than at present.
A WARRANT has been issued for the ar
rest of Mr.. Pyne. member Of Parliament,
who was summoned for melting resist
ance to the bailiffs at an eviction at Sea-
harum, Ireland.
The Ereemdn's Journal OF Dublin, ex-
presses the hope that the murderers of the
man Quierke, near Tralee, County Kerry,
| will be arrested and hanged. 1t says the
victim was both harmless and honest.
THE speculation in tin and copper, which
| assumed large proportions recently in Lon
don, has collapsed. The attention Of invest
ors is now directed to diamond mining
shares, the boom in which continues to in
crease.
The fears respecting the Canadian steam
| err Oregon have been set at rest, the vessel
having been seen two days after she was
reported sunk.
THE Lord Mayors procession at London
| on the 9th was of the tamest description.
There was heavy rainfall and the threat
ened demonstration Of unemployed did not
| take place.
IT is rumored that the Governor of one
I of the Philippine islands was murdered by
natives while trying to suppress revolt.
| IT was reported in London that Jay
| Gould was studying the methods of the
| cable pool companies SO as to improve the
| service.
TUE resolutions adopted at the interpro-
| vincial conference at Quebec recently, rep
resenting all the provinces of the Canadian
federation, have just been made public.
Among other things, while protesting en-
| tire fealty to Great Britain, they declare
in favor Of full reciprocity with the United
States and condemn the disalowance of
the Manitoba railway acts by the Domin.
| ion.
A DISPATCH from Matamoras of the 10th
says: Nine of the bandits captured by the
| militia up the river have been executed.
Among the captured bandits not yet exc
| cuted is Epemino Posules, noted brigand,
| who led the attack on Alcesia ranch. He
will be sent to New Laredo for trial. His
| three companions, Adagio De Leon, Isidor
Reys and Gertrudez Carresalas, will be
brought to Ma amoras.
A DISPATCH from San Reno, where con-
sultation of physicians was being held,
| says that Dr. Mackenzie admits that the
| growth in the Crown Princes throat is a
cancer and deprecates an operation, which
| he declares will be both useless and dan.
gerous The Crown Prince also opposes an
| operation. This dispatch also says the
| Crown Prince will return to Berlin forth.
with.
An earthquake without fatal results has
occurred in Northern Italy.
THE lWatin says that the Empress Of
Germany has had an attack of apoplexy,
which has party paralyzed her.
NJ. WILSON has confessed to having ex.
tracted from among the French official pa.
| pers original letters which would have
convicted him of participation in the CAT.
| farrell sale OF decorations and introducing
garbled substitutes.
| BUSINESS failures during the seven days
| ended November 10 numbered for the
United States 1875. and for Canada %, a
total of 2l7, compared with 245 the previous
| week and 231 for the corresponding week
last year.
A MINISTERIAL crisis in Manitoba. grow
| ing out Of the Red river valley railroad
| trouble, is reported.
| Six thousand Jews have been expelled
from Tiflis by the Russian Government,
| and the expulsions in accordance with the
official programme will shortly extend tc
the whole of the Caucasus.
| THE LATEST.
| The young bank clerk Bicknell, who
robbed bank in Duluth, Mimi. OF S24, 900,
has been captured in Chicago He con-
fessed and returned nearly all the money.
AN English steamer at Nicolaieff, Russia,
recently collided with and sank the Rus
sian man-Of-war Elborous. Seven persons
aboard the latter vessel were drowned
| AT Averill siding near Glynden, MIMI,
the other night a regular freight and
wild stock train collided and five laborers
returning from Montana were killel, viz:
Charles Engel, Gottlie5 Wolf, James Allen,
Albert Evans and Joseph Moore. Engineer
OLaughlin was blamed for the mishap.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
\ November IL showed an average decrease
Of rs compared with the corresponding
week Of last year. In New York the de-
crease was AS.
On the London Stock Exchange there
| was fairly active business during the
week ended November L. Americans
| were sought after and prices were steady.
On the German bOurses stocks We're de-
pressed and unsettled until the end of the
| week when an Improvement was noted.
The Paris Bourse was depressed, Panama
shares being panicky.
II was rumOred in Paris on the 13.h that